A New Study Seeks to Define the Role of Genetics and Lifestyle in Acne
In recent years there has been more and more research published which tries to elucidate the role that genetics, lifestyle and external factors like diet play in the pathogenesis, severity, and response to treatment of acne. One such study written by Amanda Suggs, MD and colleagues appears in the April 2018 issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. To gather data for this unique projec …
In recent years there has been more and more research published which tries to elucidate the role that genetics, lifestyle and external factors like diet play in the pathogenesis, severity, and response to treatment of acne. One such study written by Amanda Suggs, MD and colleagues appears in the April 2018 issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. To gather data for this unique projec … Continue reading "A New Study Seeks to Define the Role of Genetics and Lifestyle in Acne"
In this blog of ODAC Pearls, we’ll be discussing Dr. Adam Friedman’s ODAC lecture, “Practical Updates on Rosacea Pathophysiology and Management.” We will review the pathophysiology, comorbidities, microbiome, updates on classification and treatment of rosacea, along with practical pearls in management.
The 2017 update by the National Rosacea Society Expert Committee reported various ros … 
Dr. Anna Chacon, Next Steps Correspondent personally selected by Dr. Wendy Roberts, shares a recap and pearls from Dr. Erin Gilbert’s "Botulinum Toxin for Rosacea” lecture presented at the 2018 Generational DermatologyTM Palm Springs Symposium.Next Steps in Derm is published by SanovaWorks.
Dr. Erin Gilbert, an internationally recognized board-certified dermatologist and founder and … 
PEARLS FROM THIS SESSION - collected by Misty Eleryan, MD
We must remember that ALL acne is hormonally sensitive in females, so many patients could benefit from some form of hormonal therapy. Patients with hyperandrogenism, late-onset or persistent (greater than age 25yrs), prominence of acne on the lower face and neck, perimenstrual flare, comedonal acne with seborrhea, resistant to “conventio …